Hand-Knotted Rugs From Finland, By Way Of Nepal

On our existing trip to Finalnd, we have been taken with the understated elegance of Kristiina Lassus’ hand-knotted rugs. The Helsinki-born designer, whose resume requires products created for Alessi, exhibited a selection of subtle patterns and richly natural types for the duration of Helsinki Design and style and design Week, expressed in masterfully crafted wool rugs, hand designed in Nepal by Indian and Nepalese artisans. Infused with delicate nature-inspired kinds (we specifically love the Miro-like renderings of the KUUMA line), Lassus’ perform displays the inventive influences of distant cultures, despite the fact that somehow expressing the subtlety and restraint intrinsic to her Nordic sensibilities.

Photographs: Kristiina Lassus